Former South Korean spy chief sentenced to 3 years in prison over 2012 election scandal

February 9, 2015 9:00 AM

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Former National Intelligence Service director Won Sei-hoon, center, arrives at the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. Won headed to prison after being found guilty of ordering an illicit online campaign to support then-ruling party candidate and current President Park Geun-hye ahead of the 2012 presidential election. (AP Photo/Yonhap) KOREA OUT (The Associated Press)

SEOUL, South Korea – A former South Korean spy chief is heading to prison after being found guilty of ordering an illicit online campaign to support then-ruling party candidate and current President Park Geun-hye ahead of the 2012 presidential election.